Has several sites including: Elachee in Gainesville, Chicopee Woods Aquatic Center in Gainesville, Aqualand Marina on Lake Lanier, Elachee’s Mountain Education Center in Clayton
“Elachee in Your Classroom Outreach Program”
All programs scheduled in August, September, January, and February get 15% discount (prices vary)
Types: Field trips, outreach (Dekalb and Gwinnett only)
Professional Development for Teachers
Location and contact info
PO Box 689 Stone Mountain GA 30086
770-498-5658
Mostly Chemistry Resources - Some Physics
Place
Type of Resource
Description
Website
Other Information
Gwinnett Heritage Center
Field Trip
Water Quality Field Study Time: 9am-1pm Group size: Minimum of 16 students; Maximum of 60 students.Students will participate in chemical and biological stream-water monitoring as well as take a guided walking-tour of the F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center.GPS/AKS: This program meets academic standards for the following courses: Environmental Science, AP Environmental Science, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Biology, Chemistry, and Microbiology.
Admission for High School Programs Gwinnett County Student $7.00 Out-of-County Student $10.00 Gwinnett County Chaperone $7.00 Out-of-County Chaperone $10.00
Field Trip
Introduction to Gel Electrophoresis Time: 9am-12pmGroup size: Minimum of 16 students; Maximum of 32 studentsStudents will gain valuable hands-on experience with a variety of lab equipment as they separate and analyze fragments of DNA. GPS/AKS: This program meets academic standards for the following courses: Biotechnology, Forensic Science, and Biology.
Admission for High School Programs Gwinnett County Student $7.00 Out-of-County Student $10.00 Gwinnett County Chaperone $7.00 Out-of-County Chaperone $10.00
National Science Center
Come to You
Mobile Discovery Center The National Science Center (NSC), located in Augusta, Georgia, takes Science on the road with its Mobile Discovery Centers. Housed in 18-wheelers, the mobile centers travel across the country, presenting programs designed to show young people that studying science and math is fun as well as essential to their future. The complete program presented during a van visit consists of fun, hands-on, interactive science demonstrations. Educational outreach is the mission of the National Science Center and The Mobile Discovery Centers play a key role in the accomplishment of this mission by taking our programs to schools across the nation.
For grades 4th-9th you can request a visit via their webpage
Tullis Science Museum
Field Trip
Exploring the Sun & Solar EnergyThe Key to FossilsGeologic Time ScaleLet’s Rock and RollMineral TestingPlate Tectonics: Where the Action Is Periodic TableMessy Minerals
Mineral Testing 9-12 The Weinman Mineral Gallery has a dedicated area to the physical properties of minerals, including a unique fluorescent mineral display. Learn how to classify minerals based on Moh’s Hardness Scale as well as other physical properties of minerals, using the five senses.Program run time: 2 hours 30 minutes – gallery timeRock Cycle Wall Mineral Properties Mining in Georgia Minerals in our Lives area 30 minutes – lab Define minerals and their varying properties Introduce how a mineral is classified Discuss Mohs Hardness Scale and its purpose Allow students to lay out Mohs Hardness Scale in order by scratch testing Take students through the steps of testing one unknown Allow students to test as many unknowns as time allows 30 minutes – Gem Panning and Careers in Geology information
Periodic Table Grades 8-12 What is an element? Have you ever wondered why elements in the same group number on the periodic table have similar chemical reactivity? Who thought up the idea of a periodic table? How did it get its name? How does it affect our everyday lives? Come answer these questions and more as we learn about the basics and the makeup of the periodic table by visiting a life‐sized version in Tellus’ Weinman Mineral Gallery and then experience some hands‐on manipulatives in the lab as an introduction to the Periodic Table and basic atomic structure. Program run time: 2hours 30 minutes – gallery time Anatomy of the Planet – discuss elemental components of the various layers The Magic Planet – discuss elemental differences in continental vs. oceanic plates Rock Cycle Wall The life size Periodic Table – discuss its organization and what information the table gives usParticipate in gallery wide scavenger hunt 30 minutes – lab Discuss Earth’s crust contains 92 natural elements found on the table Students will understand through various manipulatives:periods, groups or families, metals, non metals, transition metals, halogens, noble gases, valence electrons, basic atomic structure, etc. 30 minutes – Gem Panning and Careers in Geology information
Exploring the Sun and Solar EnergyGrades 8-12 and College This program explores the Sun as a star and how we can harness its energy to use here on Earth. In the planetarium we learn about our closest star, the Sun, in our program “Heart of the Sun." In the Science in Motion gallery we investigate alternative energies that are used to power vehicles and rockets. We will also tour the Georgia Tech Solar Decathlon House to allow students to see an environment totally run by energy from the Sun. In addition, students will investigate the large solar panels that help power the Tellus Science Museum. Program run time: 2 hours and 10 minutes 40 minutes ‐Planetarium show: Heart of the Sun and solar cell introduction ALL STUDENTS 30 minutes ‐Solar Decathlon House exploration 30 minutes – gallery timeInvestigate fuels for rockets and alternative energies that are used to power other vehicles 30 minutes ‐store & solar viewing (Inclement weather birth & death of stars)
Could possibly use for energy in chemistry Georgia Performance Standards: S8P1, S8P2, SAST5, SEV1, SEV2, SEV4, SEV5, SM4, SM5
Tullis Science Museum
You Bring to Class
Rockin' Rollers To assist you with your geology needs, each themed roller suitcase contains “touch” specimens, descriptions and other information that can enhance your activities.
Reservations are encouraged.
Rollers must be picked up Monday - Friday and returned within a week to the museum.
Please call 770-606-5700 ext. 424 or 770-606-5700 ext. 403 to reserve.
Available for rental:Mineral Identification, Fossil Identification, and Rock Identification Please fill out **this form** and bring it to the museum to rent a Rockin' Roller program.
You could contact the current Chair to see if there is anyone who could come out to speak to you class Chair - Deanna Morrow HallPhone: (404) 297-5727 E-mail: dmhall@mindspring.com
Yerkes researchers examine genetic, biological and environmental factors that regulate social behavior and cognition, and they study how social experience affects physiological processes and brain function.
Emory University Yerkes National Primate Research Center at (404) 727-9050.
Food Science Extension Outreach Program
Come to you
They go out to businesses but could possibly come out to you The current focus of the University of Georgia Food Science Extension Outreach Program is to provide the public and the food industry with unbiased, research-based food safety education. Our workshops and on-site training programs enable businesses in the food industry to develop and implement a food safety or HACCP plan tailored to their own operation, thus minimizing the risk of contamination of their food product by human pathogens.
Grade Level: 9-12 Taught: Chemistry Lab # Students: up to 30 Time for presentation: 55 minutes The “Does It Really Matter?” teaching module is designed to serve as either an introduction to High School Chemistry and/or Physical Science, or as a review. The module focuses on one of the core concepts of high school chemistry and physical science, the properties of four of the states of matter – solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. The Bio-Bus staff will present a series of demonstrations which will illustrate and reinforce these concepts. For safety reasons, all demonstrations with liquid nitrogen and dry-ice are performed by our staff only.Students will explore the following:
Atomic structure of elements and their placement on the periodic table
Density
Molecular structure within the different states of matter
Examples of phase changes and the proper names associated with the changes
Superconductivity by achieving thermal equilibrium
Students will also perform an experiment which illustrates the law of conservation, potential energy, and kinetic energy. If time permits, students will be able to create and keep oobleck in a bag (a non-Newtonian fluid). They will observe how the substance acts as both a solid and a liquid. We provide a workbook for each student, to be used during the session and also as a review if the teacher wishes.
The calendar will open for the 2011-2012 school year on April 25th, 2011. The first available date is September 1st. The Bio-Bus Program is often largely booked up by Labor Day, so please get your reservation request in as soon as you know your school’s schedule. To book Bio-Bus Program visits and for other routine inquiries, please contact Genevieve Edwards, Program Manager, at 404-413-5421 or biobus@gsu.edu.
Bio- Bus
Come to you
Chemistry: Acids, Bases, and Indicators
Grade Level: 9-12 Taught: Chemistry Lab # Students: up to 30 Time for presentation: 55 minutes We will need ten minutes between sessions to cleanup and prepare for the next session. The Acids, Bases, and Indicators module is designed to educate students about chemistry and stimulate their enthusiasm for the subject. Many students view chemistry as one of the more difficult sciences, and this module is designed to convince them that chemistry is interesting, fun, and stimulating. We begin with a brief introduction to chemistry and matter. This is followed by a discussion of the fundamental properties of acids and bases. We then discuss the use off pH indicators, including litmus paper, phenolphthalein, thymol blue, and paranitrophenol as tools for determining the acid/base characteristics of compounds. The level of the discussion is tailored to the age and background of each class. Demonstrations are performed to reinforce the concepts presented, and to stimulate the students’ curiosity. The students conduct hands-on experiments designed to give them experience in scientific thinking, methodology, and laboratory safety.
The calendar will open for the 2011-2012 school year on April 25th, 2011. The first available date is September 1st. The Bio-Bus Program is often largely booked up by Labor Day, so please get your reservation request in as soon as you know your school’s schedule. To book Bio-Bus Program visits and for other routine inquiries, please contact Genevieve Edwards, Program Manager, at 404-413-5421 or biobus@gsu.edu.
Bio-Bus
Come to You
Forensic Chemistry Grade Level: 9-12 Taught: Chemistry Lab # Students: up to 30 Time for presentation: 55 minutes, 90 minutes for gel electrophoresis Includes fingerprinting, blood typing, and DNA analysis
The calendar will open for the 2011-2012 school year on April 25th, 2011. The first available date is September 1st. The Bio-Bus Program is often largely booked up by Labor Day, so please get your reservation request in as soon as you know your school’s schedule. To book Bio-Bus Program visits and for other routine inquiries, please contact Genevieve Edwards, Program Manager, at 404-413-5421 or biobus@gsu.edu.
GHOST
Come to You
Georgia High School Outreach for Science and Technology Program thorough GA Tech An initial MSE PowerPoint presentation, along with a variety of MSE related demonstrations (Table 2) and take-home experiments were developed to exhibit to high school students by GHOST presenters. Both the initial PowerPoint presentation and associated demonstrations were organized so that they could be easily modified to meet specific curricula as appropriate for the particular classroom ie. biology, chemistry, physics, or any combination of subjects. The curriculum could also be easily tailored to address six or seven 50 minute classes or three or four approximately two hour classes for each school visit. This amounted to presenting to 100-200 students per school visit.
Grades 6-12 Aviation Outreach Four sessions of students can rotate through the program during the presentations. 50 students per session can be accommodated. A program schedule will be made to best suit your school’s needs. Class instruction includes: * Aerodynamics* Careers in Aviation* Engineering Method* Understand GPS* Sonic Booms and G-Forces
The Mission Quest Aviation Outreach program costs $300 for a one to four hour visit to your site with an F-15 Cockpit and classroom S.T.E.M. instruction that meets all G.P.S. requirements. (An additional travel charge will be added for any school or destination farther than 60 miles from the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia. The mileage rate will be governed by the cost per mileage rate at the time of scheduling. ) To schedule contact: Wayne Carley wcarley@museumofaviation.org ...478-926-1986
SAIC
Professionals Come to you
SAIC’s K-12 STEM program provides employees with meaningful opportunities to volunteer in their communities. These employee-student interactions are intended to have an exponential effect, as employees inspire students and students spread their enthusiasm to other students.
Women In Technology, Inc. 3525 Piedmont Road Building Five, Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30305 678-778-5152
Environmental-Geological
Place
Type of Resource
Description
Website
Other Information
Chattahoochee Nature Center
Science Center and Nature Center
Chattahoochee Nature Center
Water Study Programs
Several hands-on, interdisciplinary programs that will have your students pushing up their sleeves for a great day of exploration. All programs are GPS correlated for each grade! Water programs are limited to 80 students - maximum per time slot.
River Study
Water quality study of the Chattahoochee River and identify native plants and animals. No prior canoeing experience is necessary. Basic canoeing instructions are given prior to each trip. Everyone is required to paddle on this exciting outdoor adventure! (6th-12th grades – limit 16 people per time slot)
STARLAB
Using an inflatable planetarium, CNC educators lead students on a journey through the night sky to view constellations and the solar system! STARLAB can be done both onsite at the CNC or at your school! Please inquire about space limitations if booking the STARLAB as an outreach program. All programs are GPS correlated for each grade!
Pond Study and Wetland Study programs - $10 per student. Two FREE adults per every 28 students. Additional adults pay $10. Project H20 - $20 per student. Two FREE adults per every 30 students. Additional adults pay $20 River Study - $30 per person See web site for GPS correlations. Program Pricing: STARLAB ONSITE at CNC:$10 per student. Two FREE adults per every 28 students. Additional adults pay $10 STARLAB OUTREACH at your School:Small Dome (seats a total of 25 participants)$215 first session. $110 each additional session. Large Dome (seats a total of 50 participants). $300 first session. $225 each additional session
USEPA
Various on-line and other resources
United States Environmental Protection Agency Materials for teachers including videos and interactive games for a variety of environmental issues including water quality and wetlands education. Numerous activities within the website and links to other sites for additional activities and resources. Other sources within the site provide information on land, waste cleanup, and climate change.
Field Trips, outreach programs, teacher workshops and speakers.
Athens-ClarkeCounty Water Conservation Office Located in Athens, Georgia, focus on environmental issues including conservation, environmental health, sustainability, water and the watershed. Wastewater plant tours are also available.
For various GPS. Can request visit or wastewater plant tour from web site.
Atlanta Audubon Society
Field Trips, outreach programs, teacher workshops and speakers.
Atlanta Audubon Society Learning About Birds (LAB) Free Curriculum Training Atlanta Audubon Society’s "Learning About Birds" (LAB) curriculum brings training, activities, and materials to educators interested in exposing students to hands-on, interactive learning about birds and their habitats. The program allows young people the chance to use critical thinking skills while exploring the birds around them.
Offers material in Spanish as well as English with accompanying educater guides. Also offers a guide to journaling. The following are available to check out and use in your classroom: LAB supplemental materialsBinocularsBird Field GuidesWetlands EnviroscapeBird SlidesSpeaker (Volunteers may be provided on a limited basis)
Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources
Various on-line programs, activities and field trips
Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources The Department of Natural Resources conducts workshops, classes and events that let you learn from instructors. DNR also provides tools that you can use to teach and learn on your own.
Engineering company **Northrop Grumman** provides a number of professional development and class resources for teachers. The resources and programs include Northrop’s Weightless Flights of Discovery Program, which allows teachers to experience microgravity; the EarthWatch Educator Program where teachers participate in an EarthWatch expedition focused on climate change or oceans preservation; the Galileo Teacher Training Program, which involves workshops using telescopic investigations of the moons of Jupiter and the phases of Venus; and the Northrop Grumman Charitable Contributions Program, which offers aid to public schools and charter schools with open enrollment. The Northrop Grumman website also maintains a large list of resources from other companies and organizations.
Lots of links to other sites also included. Georgia Performance Standards varies
eGFI
On-line resources and outreach programs.
Here you will find a variety of tools to boost your students’ math and science skills, enliven the classroom with engineering projects, expand your own professional horizons and stay informed. Subscribe, and a newsletter with updated features will arrive in your in-box every week. Topics include lesson plans, outreach programs, class activities, web resources and other topics.
Local Resources by Subject
Biology-Life Sciences
Elachee Nature Center www.elachee.org
Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center www.gwinnettehc.org
Chattahoochee Nature Center www.chattnaturecenter.org
Smithgall Woods Regional Education Center www.georgiawildlife.com/node/703?cat=education
Tellus Science Museum www.weinmanmuseum.org
Georgia DNR www.gadnr.org
Gainesville City Government www.gainesville.org
Gwinnett County
Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful www.gwinnettcb.org
Southern Company www.southerncompany.com/learningpower/tours_georgia.aspx
ACC Recycling Facility www.acc-recycle.org
Center for Disease Control www.cdc.gov
Alliance for Climate Education www.acespace.org
State Botanical Garden of GA www.uga.edu/botgarden
Atlanta Botanical Garden www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org
Zoo Atlanta www.zooatlanta.org
Georgia Aquarium www.georgiaaquarium.org
Stone Mountain Park www.stonemountainpark.orgMostly Chemistry Resources - Some Physics
Time: 9am-1pm Group size: Minimum of 16 students; Maximum of 60 students.Students will participate in chemical and biological stream-water monitoring as well as take a guided walking-tour of the F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center.GPS/AKS: This program meets academic standards for the following courses: Environmental Science, AP Environmental Science, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Biology, Chemistry, and Microbiology.
Gwinnett County Student $7.00
Out-of-County Student $10.00
Gwinnett County Chaperone $7.00
Out-of-County Chaperone $10.00
Time: 9am-12pmGroup size: Minimum of 16 students; Maximum of 32 studentsStudents will gain valuable hands-on experience with a variety of lab equipment as they separate and analyze fragments of DNA. GPS/AKS: This program meets academic standards for the following courses: Biotechnology, Forensic Science, and Biology.
Gwinnett County Student $7.00
Out-of-County Student $10.00
Gwinnett County Chaperone $7.00
Out-of-County Chaperone $10.00
The National Science Center (NSC), located in Augusta, Georgia, takes Science on the road with its
Mobile Discovery Centers. Housed in 18-wheelers, the mobile centers travel across the country, presenting
programs designed to show young people that studying science and math is fun as well as essential to their
future. The complete program presented during a van visit consists of fun, hands-on, interactive science
demonstrations. Educational outreach is the mission of the National Science Center and The Mobile
Discovery Centers play a key role in the accomplishment of this mission by taking our programs to
schools across the nation.
Periodic TableMessy Minerals
30 minutes – gallery timeRock Cycle Wall Mineral Properties Mining in Georgia Minerals in our Lives area
30 minutes – lab Define minerals and their varying properties Introduce how a mineral is classified Discuss Mohs Hardness Scale and its purpose Allow students to lay out Mohs Hardness Scale in order by scratch testing Take students through the steps of testing one unknown Allow students to test as many unknowns as time allows
30 minutes – Gem Panning and Careers in Geology information
Program run time: 2hours
30 minutes – gallery time Anatomy of the Planet – discuss elemental components of the various layers The Magic Planet – discuss elemental differences in continental vs. oceanic plates Rock Cycle Wall The life size Periodic Table – discuss its organization and what information the table gives usParticipate in gallery wide scavenger hunt
30 minutes – lab Discuss Earth’s crust contains 92 natural elements found on the table Students will understand through various manipulatives:periods, groups or families, metals, non metals, transition metals, halogens, noble gases, valence electrons, basic atomic structure, etc.
30 minutes – Gem Panning and Careers in Geology information
Program run time: 2 hours and 10 minutes
40 minutes ‐Planetarium show: Heart of the Sun and solar cell introduction ALL STUDENTS
30 minutes ‐Solar Decathlon House exploration
30 minutes – gallery timeInvestigate fuels for rockets and alternative energies that are used to power other vehicles
30 minutes ‐store & solar viewing (Inclement weather birth & death of stars)
Georgia Performance Standards: S8P1, S8P2, SAST5, SEV1, SEV2, SEV4, SEV5, SM4, SM5
To assist you with your geology needs, each themed roller suitcase contains “touch” specimens, descriptions and other information that can enhance your activities.
- Reservations are encouraged.
- Rollers must be picked up Monday - Friday and returned within a week to the museum.
- Please call 770-606-5700 ext. 424 or 770-606-5700 ext. 403 to reserve.
Available for rental:Mineral Identification, Fossil Identification, and Rock IdentificationPlease fill out **this form** and bring it to the museum to rent a Rockin' Roller program.
Chair - Deanna Morrow HallPhone: (404) 297-5727 E-mail: dmhall@mindspring.com
Programs include: Pollution Solution, Astronomy, Forest Ecology, Entomology, Geology and soils, Botany, Dissections
The current focus of the University of Georgia Food Science Extension Outreach Program is to provide the public and the food industry with unbiased, research-based food safety education. Our workshops and on-site training programs enable businesses in the food industry to develop and implement a food safety or HACCP plan tailored to their own operation, thus minimizing the risk of contamination of their food product by human pathogens.
High School Chemistry: Does It Really 'Matter'?
Grade Level: 9-12Taught: Chemistry Lab
# Students: up to 30
Time for presentation: 55 minutes
The “Does It Really Matter?” teaching module is designed to serve as either an introduction to High School Chemistry and/or Physical Science, or as a review. The module focuses on one of the core concepts of high school chemistry and physical science, the properties of four of the states of matter – solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. The Bio-Bus staff will present a series of demonstrations which will illustrate and reinforce these concepts. For safety reasons, all demonstrations with liquid nitrogen and dry-ice are performed by our staff only.Students will explore the following:
- Atomic structure of elements and their placement on the periodic table
- Density
- Molecular structure within the different states of matter
- Examples of phase changes and the proper names associated with the changes
- Superconductivity by achieving thermal equilibrium
Students will also perform an experiment which illustrates the law of conservation, potential energy, and kinetic energy. If time permits, students will be able to create and keep oobleck in a bag (a non-Newtonian fluid). They will observe how the substance acts as both a solid and a liquid.We provide a workbook for each student, to be used during the session and also as a review if the teacher wishes.
Chemistry: Acids, Bases, and Indicators
Grade Level: 9-12Taught: Chemistry Lab
# Students: up to 30
Time for presentation: 55 minutes
We will need ten minutes between sessions to cleanup and prepare for the next session.
The Acids, Bases, and Indicators module is designed to educate students about chemistry and stimulate their enthusiasm for the subject. Many students view chemistry as one of the more difficult sciences, and this module is designed to convince them that chemistry is interesting, fun, and stimulating. We begin with a brief introduction to chemistry and matter. This is followed by a discussion of the fundamental properties of acids and bases. We then discuss the use off pH indicators, including litmus paper, phenolphthalein, thymol blue, and paranitrophenol as tools for determining the acid/base characteristics of compounds. The level of the discussion is tailored to the age and background of each class. Demonstrations are performed to reinforce the concepts presented, and to stimulate the students’ curiosity. The students conduct hands-on experiments designed to give them experience in scientific thinking, methodology, and laboratory safety.
Grade Level: 9-12
Taught: Chemistry Lab
# Students: up to 30
Time for presentation: 55 minutes, 90 minutes for gel electrophoresis
Includes fingerprinting, blood typing, and DNA analysis
An initial MSE PowerPoint presentation, along with a variety of MSE related demonstrations (Table 2) and take-home experiments were developed to exhibit to high school students by GHOST presenters. Both the initial PowerPoint presentation and associated demonstrations were organized so that they could be easily modified to meet specific curricula as appropriate for the particular classroom ie. biology, chemistry, physics, or any combination of subjects. The curriculum could also be easily tailored to address six or seven 50 minute classes or three or four approximately two hour classes for each school visit. This amounted to presenting to 100-200 students per school visit.
or
https://sites.google.com/site/gtmaterialadvantage/ghost-georgia-high-school-outreach-for-science-and-technology/other-volunteer-work
Four sessions of students can rotate through the program during the presentations. 50 students per session can be accommodated.
A program schedule will be made to best suit your school’s needs. Class instruction includes:
* Aerodynamics* Careers in Aviation* Engineering Method* Understand GPS* Sonic Booms and G-Forces
(An additional travel charge will be added for any school or destination farther than 60 miles from the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia. The mileage rate will be governed by the cost per mileage rate at the time of scheduling. )
To schedule contact:
Wayne Carley wcarley@museumofaviation.org ...478-926-1986
Georgia
ALPHARETTA AT&T5405 CINGULAR WAYALPHARETTA, GEORGIA 30004
ATLANTA
1201 PEACHTREE NORTHEAST ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30361
2295 PARKLAKE DRIVESUITE 300ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30345
MARIETTA
4901 OLDE TOWNE PARKWAYSUITE 200MARIETTA, GEORGIA 30068
NORCROSS
5834 PEACHTREE CORNERS EASTNORCROSS, GEORGIA 30092
SMYRNA
2300 LAKE PARK DRIVESUITE 410SMYRNA, GEORGIA 30080
Environmental-Geological
Chattahoochee Nature Center
Water Study Programs
Several hands-on, interdisciplinary programs that will have your students pushing up their sleeves for a great day of exploration. All programs are GPS correlated for each grade! Water programs are limited to 80 students - maximum per time slot.River Study
Water quality study of the Chattahoochee River and identify native plants and animals. No prior canoeing experience is necessary. Basic canoeing instructions are given prior to each trip. Everyone is required to paddle on this exciting outdoor adventure! (6th-12th grades – limit 16 people per time slot)STARLAB
Using an inflatable planetarium, CNC educators lead students on a journey through the night sky to view constellations and the solar system!STARLAB can be done both onsite at the CNC or at your school! Please inquire about space limitations if booking the STARLAB as an outreach program. All programs are GPS correlated for each grade!
Program Pricing:
Pond Study and Wetland Study programs - $10 per student. Two FREE adults per every 28 students. Additional adults pay $10.Project H20 - $20 per student. Two FREE adults per every 30 students. Additional adults pay $20
River Study - $30 per person
See web site for GPS correlations.
Program Pricing:
STARLAB ONSITE at CNC:$10 per student. Two FREE adults per every 28 students. Additional adults pay $10
STARLAB OUTREACH at your School:Small Dome (seats a total of 25 participants)$215 first session. $110 each additional session. Large Dome (seats a total of 50 participants). $300 first session. $225 each additional session
Materials for teachers including videos and interactive games for a variety of environmental issues including water quality and wetlands education. Numerous activities within the website and links to other sites for additional activities and resources.
Other sources within the site provide information on land, waste cleanup, and climate change.
http://www.epa.gov/gateway/sciencel
County Water Conservation Office
Located in Athens, Georgia, focus on environmental issues including conservation, environmental health, sustainability, water and the watershed.
Wastewater plant tours are also available.
Atlanta Audubon Society’s "Learning About Birds" (LAB) curriculum brings training, activities, and materials to educators interested in exposing students to hands-on, interactive learning about birds and their habitats. The program allows young people the chance to use critical thinking skills while exploring the birds around them.
The following are available to check out and use in your classroom:
LAB supplemental materialsBinocularsBird Field GuidesWetlands EnviroscapeBird SlidesSpeaker (Volunteers may be provided on a limited basis)
The Department of Natural Resources conducts workshops, classes and events that let you learn from instructors. DNR also provides tools that you can use to teach and learn on your own.
The Northrop Grumman website also maintains a large list of resources from other companies and organizations.